Business & Finance
Billing and Posting Clerks
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
Median salary (BLS)
$48,500
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$37k – $68k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Billing and Posting Clerks
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Billing and Posting Clerks
Entry / Junior
$37,290
~2 yrs to advance
Billing and Posting Clerks
Established
$48,500
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Billing and Posting Clerks
Senior
$58,105
Key skills
A typical day
- •Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- •Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
- •Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- •Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- •Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.